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New Tropical Storm Close To US Coast May Form Near Area Helene Developed New Tropical Storm Close To US Coast May Form Near Area Helene Developed
New Tropical Storm Close To US Coast May Form Near Area Helene Developed As the death toll from devastating storm Helene has risen to 48 and millions of American remain without power, forecasters are tracking the possibility of another potential tropical threat. A new named tropical storm, which would be called Kirk, may form close to the US during the first days of October, forecasters say. According to AccuWeather.com, there is "a high risk of tropical development in the western Caribbean Sea and southern Gulf of Mexico" from Wednesday, Oct. 2 to Saturday, Oct. 5. Helene formed in a similar zone, south of Cuba and west of Jamaica. An area of high pressure is…
Tropical Activity Ramping Up: Here's Latest On Systems Forecasters Are Watching Tropical Activity Ramping Up: Here's Latest On Systems Forecasters Are Watching
Tropical Activity Ramping Up: Here's Latest On Systems Forecasters Are Watching A mid-season lull in named storms may soon be a distant memory, with tropical activity ramping up this week. "Later this week into the upcoming weekend, forecasters are monitoring the potential for a storm to take shape along the Southeast Coast," said AccuWeather.com, noting that it could pose a threat "for rounds of rain along the mid-Atlantic and New England coasts by the upcoming weekend." Forecasters are now monitoring these other systems over multiple zones. Here's a rundown: A westward-moving tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea is "expected to become more conduci…
Rapidly Strengthening New Tropical Storm Expected To Become First Hurricane Of Season Rapidly Strengthening New Tropical Storm Expected To Become First Hurricane Of Season
Rapidly Strengthening New Tropical Storm Expected To Become First Hurricane Of Season A newly named, rapidly strengthening tropical storm is likely to become the first hurricane of the 2024 season. Tropical Storm Beryl, the second named storm since the season began on Saturday, June 1, is now located about 820 miles east-southeast of Barbados.  It has maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour and is moving west at 23 miles per hour. Beryl is expected to become a major hurricane Sunday night, June 30, or Monday morning, July 1, the National Hurricane Center said. It likely will bring destructive hurricane-force winds and a life-threatening storm surge…